2 ways to enable / disable clipboard sync on Windows 10

Starting with Windows 10 October 2018, the new clipboard can sync text / images that you copy across devices via the cloud.

Whenever you copy some text, the clipboard will send it to the Microsoft cloud for synchronization so you can access the content copied from another computer that you have logged in with the same. Microsoft account.

By default, clipboard sync is turned off. In this tutorial, TipsMake will show you 2 methods to enable or disable clipboard sync feature on Windows 10.

Method 1: Enable / disable clipboard sync using the Settings application

1. Press the keyboard shortcut Win+ Ito open Settings , then click System.

Open Settings, then click System

2. Select Clipboard from the left. On the right, turn on the switch in Sync across devices to enable clipboard sync.

Turn on the switch in Sync across devices to enable clipboard sync

To prevent syncing sensitive data, you should turn off this feature.

3. When you have completed the steps, Windows 10 will know whether or not to sync clipboard history depending on the setting you choose.

Method 2: Enable / disable clipboard sync using Registry Editor

1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem

On the right panel, right-click an empty area and select New> DWORD (32-bit) Value .

Select New> DWORD (32-bit) Value

2. Name the value AllowCrossDeviceClipboard. Double click it and set the value to 1 to enable clipboard sync.

Name the value AllowCrossDeviceClipboard

If you need to turn off clipboard synchronization, just change its value to 0 .

3. Close Registry Editor. The changes will take effect immediately.

If you use Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise, you can also disable clipboard sync using Group Policy.

Just open Local Group Policy Editor and browse to: Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> System> OS Policies , disable the Allow Synchronization across Devices policy . This will prevent users from turning on the clipboard sync feature using the Settings app .